Bernard M. Levinson
Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Studies and of Law

Prof. Levinson Quoted on CNN.com's Belief Blog

Professor Bernard Levinson was quoted on divine retribution in a blog entry on CNN.com. The entry was written in response to recent statements by the governor of Tokyo and media personality Glenn Beck, who have both suggested that the latest earthquake and tsunami in Japan may have been the results of divine retribution. The blog entry focuses on six other calamities throughout history blamed on divine retribution. Levinson was quoted in statements about the Holocaust and on the Biblical flood.